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Song Hes Gonna Step on You Again

1971 unmarried past John Kongos

"He'southward Gonna Footstep on You Again"
John Kongos - He's Gonna Step on You Again.jpg
Single by John Kongos
from the album Kongos
B-side "Sometimes It'due south Not Enough"
Released 1971
Length 4:24
Label
  • Fly
  • Ariola
Songwriter(s)
  • John Kongos
  • Christos Demetriou
Producer(s) Gus Dudgeon
John Kongos singles chronology
"He's Gonna Stride on You Once more"
(1971) 		"Tokoloshe Homo"
(1971)
Official audio
"He's Gonna Stride on You Again" on YouTube

"He's Gonna Step on You Again" (also known every bit "Step On") is a song originally performed by John Kongos, co-written past Kongos and Christos Demetriou, and beginning released in 1971 past Wing Records. Information technology entered the UK Singles Nautical chart on 22 May 1971 and spent 14 weeks there, peaking at No. 4.[1] Covers of the vocal have been chart successes several times, including for Happy Mondays in 1990.

It was cited in the Guinness Book of Records every bit beingness the first vocal to have used a sample.[2] Nonetheless, co-ordinate to the sleeve note of the CD reissue of the Kongos album, information technology is actually a tape loop of African drumming,[ii] and the employ of tape loops and instruments using prerecorded samples such as the Mellotron and Optigan was well established by this time.[ citation needed ]

Chart operation [edit]

Chart (1971) Summit
position
Commonwealth of australia (Go-Ready National Height 40)[3] 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[four] 77
French republic (IFOP)[5] 9
Federal republic of germany (Official High german Charts)[6] 26
Netherlands (Dutch Top twoscore)[vii] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[eight] 22
S Africa (Springbok Radio)[nine] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[ten] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 70

Cover versions [edit]

"He'due south Gonna Pace on You Again"
The Party Boys - He's Gonna Step on You Again.jpg
Single by The Party Boys
from the album The Party Boys
B-side "Small Talk"
Released 18 May 1987[12]
Length four:08
Characterization CBS
Songwriter(s)
  • John Kongos
  • Christos Demetriou
Producer(s)
  • Alan Lancaster
  • John Brewster
  • Paul Christie
The Party Boys singles chronology
"Kashmir"
(1984) 		"He'southward Gonna Stride on You Again"
(1987) 		"Hold Your Caput Up"
(1987)

1987 Australian versions [edit]

In 1987 three Australian bands (The Party Boys, Chantoozies and Exploding White Mice) each released their own cover version of "He's Gonna Step on You Again". The Party Boys' single was issued in May, and peaked at No. i, for ii weeks, in late July on the Australian Music Written report nautical chart while the Chantoozies version reached No. 36.[thirteen]

The Party Boys [edit]

The Party Boys were an Australian rock band with a floating membership that more often than not performed cover versions and existed from 1982 until 1992.[14] By 1987, the members were Kevin Borich on guitar and bankroll vocals, John Brewster on guitar and backing vocals, Paul Christie on drums and backing vocals, Richard Harvey on drums, Alan Lancaster on bass guitar and backing vocals, and John Swan on lead vocals.[14] Their version also reached No. ten on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[xv] The Party Boys also recorded a 12" unmarried, "He's Gonna Pace on You Again" (Stomp mix) with Nick Mainsbridge remixing, which was backed past "She's a Mystery".

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 10

Chantoozies [edit]

"He'south Gonna Step on You Again"
He's Gonna Step On You Again by Chantoozies.jpg
Single by Chantoozies
from the album Chantoozies
B-side "Twenty Six 02"
Released 8 June 1987[17]
Studio Platinum Studios, Melbourne
Label Mushroom
Producer(s) David Courtney
Chantoozies singles chronology
"Witch Queen"
(1987) 		"He's Gonna Footstep on You Again"
(1987) 		"Wanna Exist Up"
(1988)

The Chantoozies released a version in 1987 as the second single from their debut studio album Chantoozies. The vocal peaked at number 36 on the Australian Kent Music Report.[13]

Track listings [edit]

7" single (K301)

  • Side A "He's Gonna Step on You Again"
  • Side B "20 6 02"

12" unmarried (X 14504)

  • Side A "He's Gonna Step on You Once more" (12" version)
  • Side B1 "He's Gonna Pace on You Again" (seven" version)
  • Side B2 "Twenty 6 02"
Charts [edit]
Chart (1987) Meridian
position
Commonwealth of australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 36

Happy Mondays version [edit]

"Pace On"
Happy Mondays - Step On.jpg
Single by Happy Mondays
from the album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
A-side "Step On" (Stuff It In mix edit)
B-side "Pace On" (One Louder mix edit)
Released 26 March 1990 (1990-03-26) [18]
Genre Madchester[19]
Length
  • 4:20 (7-inch single edit)
  • 5:19 (album version)
Label Factory (FAC 272/seven)
Songwriter(s)
  • John Kongos
  • Christos Demetriou
Producer(s)
  • Paul Oakenfold
  • Steve Osborne
Happy Mondays singles chronology
"WFL (Wrote for Luck)"
(1989) 		"Pace On"
(1990) 		"Kinky Afro"
(1990)
Official video
"Step On (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

English band Happy Mondays covered the vocal in 1990, retitling it "Step On", with two unlike music videos. It was originally intended every bit a contribution to the Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary compilation for their US characterization Elektra, just they decided to proceed it to release as a single, and instead covered Kongos's "Tokoloshe Human" for the compilation. The Happy Mondays version incorporates a brusk sample of iii guitar notes from the original.[xx]

"Pace On" became Happy Mondays' biggest-selling single, peaking at No. 5 in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and No. 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart. The repeated phrase in the song "you're twisting my melon, human" was afterward reused for the title of Shaun Ryder's autobiography Twisting My Melon.[21]

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts

Nautical chart (1990–1991) Summit
position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 157
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 64
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 46
U.k. Singles (OCC)[26] five
U.s. Billboard Hot 100[27] 57
U.s. Billboard Hot Dance Gild Play[27] 13
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[27] 46
US Billboard Modern Stone Tracks[27] 9

Year-end charts

Nautical chart (1990) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[28] 50

Certifications [edit]

See as well [edit]

  • List of number-1 singles in Australia during the 1980s

References [edit]

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